December 25th, 2009

Games Online Free

Each time you are working hard at your job, you need to take a break from time to time. You can do many things in this 5-10 minutes break, for example you can go outside for some fresh air, or smoke a cigarette (if you are a smoker), or have a snack but you can also enjoy this break from your computer, without having to go anywhere. And how can you relax and forget about work better than by playing a game? So just go on the internet and search for a free online game. You will find thousands of them, from each category and with so many different topics. Most of them are simple games and are using the flash technology. This means they will have a simple graphic, simple controls and will take just a few minutes to complete…about 5 or 10, exactly how long it takes for you to have a break. So after playing a short game you can get back to work, and try a different game in the next break. There are so many games online, so you won’t run out of them.

There are many sites that are offering these kinds of games, and the most famous is miniclip.com. The site is known all over the world, so that’s why it is available in many languages such as English, german, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese and others. You can find all the games sorted alphabetically, or you can choose one by a category. Some of the game categories are: 3D, action, Christmas games, dancing, girls, sports, kids, learning games, racing games, political games, puzzle and many more others. You can also see the latest games and the most famous games.

Now let’s discuss some of the games from this site. Since winter is here and Christmas is close, let’s begin with the game called “Down hill chill”. It is a fun winter game and your goal is to try and stay in the track and gain speed. Race to the finish line for the fastest time, and then compare your score with your friends. There are three tracks to choose from: Pipe, Alpine or City. You will have to use just the left and right arrow keys to steer the sledge and the down arrow key to break when you are going too fast. The graphic of the game is pretty cool, and also the game sensation is realistic. As you gain speed it will be harder to control the sledge, so be careful to not flip around. The sledge will be placed back automatically on the track, but you will loose a lot of time. Whenever you want to exit the game or to change the track, press the Esc key. Have fun!

Now let’s play a Christmas game too. We are going to choose the game called “Santa’s gift jump”. Here you will have to catch the falling Christmas presents by skating on the ice. Jump up (by clicking once) to catch the gifts form the air and double click to jump really high. Move the mouse left and right to control the skating Santa and jump to catch the gifts. You can also get a gift while standing on the ice, but you will gain more points if you jump and catch it in the air. Be careful because the gift should fall exactly in the hand of Santa. If you catch it with your head, Santa will be knocked down and he will loose health. This game can be fun for both kids and adults, especially in the period before Christmas.

Now let’s choose a different type of game, for example the “Phantom mansion, spectrum of souls”. In this one you will have to guide Hector around the rooms and avoid the skeletons and zombies. You will have to use the arrow keys to move him around. Collect all the souls to open the exit, and use keys to open locked doors. Also push boxes into the void to bridge gaps. Stand on switches to make things happen and avoid all the monsters. If you need any help, walk up to the scrolls. The graphic of the game is pretty simple, but there will be many rooms to check out, so you won’t get bored. Also the sounds from the game are pretty nice and scary, so to have the best feeling, play this game at night, with your light turned off :).

Let’s play a racing game now, for example the “Jet ski racing”. It is an unusual racing game, where you will have to make air tricks and race to win, with your jet ski. Use the arrows to steer and the Z, X and C keys to make tricks. Also avoid obstacles and collect coins for a bigger score. You will have 4 riders to choose from, and each looks pretty cool. The graphic of the game looks nice, but sometimes you will find your self submerged into the waves, and this doesn’t look that nice. But the tricks are cool, the ski jets also, so this can be a fun game for the ski jet lovers.

Let’s present one more game, and we are going to choose the Ping pong game. In reality the ping pong is a really fun game, so let’s see if the online version of this sport is fun too. Well this is not an actual ping pong match, and there will be just you, your paddle and the ball. Your goal is to try and bounce the ball as many times as possible. You might think that this is a simple, but you will find out that it’s not so easy. First click on the screen to drop the ball, and then just move the mouse button where the ball drops, to make it bounce again. But be very careful because the ball is really sensitive to each of your moves. So if you not placed the paddle in the best spot, the ball will easily bounce further away, and you wont’ be able to catch it anymore. You can’t move your character, so the area covered is just as far as he can extend his hand.